New Multilingual Video Library Brings Culturally Rooted Mind-Body Practices to Communities
Our free video library is making culturally rooted mind-body practices more accessible to individuals and families seeking simple ways to support their health and well-being.
Honoring Origins of Mindfulness (HOME) is a multilingual collection of 26 short videos featuring trusted Chinese American and Latine American voices from San Francisco. Designed to meet people where they are, the videos offer practical mind-body practices that can be incorporated into everyday life—whether at home, at work, or on the go.
Rather than presenting wellness through a one-size-fits-all lens, HOME honors the cultural traditions and lived experiences that have shaped these practices for generations. Each video provides the experience of learning directly from a community healer or expert, creating an approachable and meaningful connection to mindfulness and whole-person health.
The library features bilingual clinicians, sound healers, chefs, herbalists, yoga teachers, and community leaders who blend professional expertise with longstanding cultural wisdom traditions. Through brief, easy-to-follow practices, viewers can explore movement, breathwork, nutrition, relaxation, and other approaches that support physical, mental, and emotional well-being.
The HOME Video Library is freely available to the public, making culturally responsive wellness education accessible to diverse communities.
Watch all 26 videos at uctv.tv/HOME
Meet the Team
- Selena Chan, DO — Integrative Psychiatrist and Associate Director of Clinical Programs at the UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Health.
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Denise Ruvalcaba, BA — Clinical Research Coordinator for the Integrative Pain Management Program at the UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Health
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Isaac Conway-Stenzel — Senior Video Director & Producer at UCSF Educational Technology Services.
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Jiewen Huang, LCSW, HTP-A — Guangzhou-born psychotherapist and Healing Touch practitioner serving Chinese-speaking communities across the Bay Area, integrating grief care, trauma-informed approaches, somatic awareness, and traditional energy practices.
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Yvonne Lau, Fourth-generation herbalist — Raised in her family’s herb shop in San Francisco’s Chinatown, with over two decades devoted to education in Chinese herbal medicine, cultural healing traditions, and U.S. herbal history.
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Sunny Pak, MD, MPH — Medical Director of Silver Avenue Family Health Center (SFDPH), trained in both Western and Chinese medicine, integrating family medicine, tai chi, and traditional healing.
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Martin Yan, MS, Chef — Internationally renowned host of Yan Can Cook with over 40 years of sharing Asian American culinary traditions on television through cultural storytelling and food-as-medicine.
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Zoë Elena, RYT-500 — Trauma-informed yoga teacher and founder of Lotusland Yoga SF, rooted in Ecuadorian heritage and offering accessible mindfulness and gratitude-based practices.
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Sebas Melo, LCSW — Bilingual clinical social worker and lecturer at San Francisco State University, supporting Latine communities through mindfulness-based behavioral health and resilience practices.
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Jenny Morales, ZIN — Movement and dance instructor with over 20 years of experience in Bay Area Latine communities, centering rhythm, joy, and cultural celebration.
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Connie Moreno, MS, FNP — Family nurse practitioner at Petaluma Health Center, bridging Latine food traditions with integrative nutrition and preventive care.
